When everything we cling to reveals its fluid nature, we panic. What if śūnyatā isn’t the void of despair, but the womb of possibility? What can we learn from what refuses to stay still?

The questions she would like us to contemplate and perhaps practise today are:
1. Take something that you believe is right and try to adopt its opposite for half a day. How did your perception shift? 

2. What could emerge in your life if you loosen the grip on your most cherished truths? 

Is Emptiness the end of meaning or the beginning of boundless creativity?

Reading is a foundational, yet complex cognitive skill upon which other skills are built. Research on the teaching of reading in the early years of school has consistently identified five key components of effective reading programs: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. This paper summarises the research regarding why these five elements are important, as well as how they should be taught in the classroom. 
Read by Sally Kohlmayer, CESE.
http://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/  /  Read full report: https://www.cese.nsw.gov.au/publications-filter/literature-review-effective-reading-instruction-in-the-early-years-of-school

Effective reading instruction in the early years of school - audio paper

The 21st Century is said to be the century of environmental protection. It is easy to see why.

Host: Venerable Dr. Juewei

Topical Recordings Episode 1 - On Earth Day

John Hatton and Stephen Hill on ABC Illawarra radio with Nick Reingberger on 17 April 2019.

John Hatton and Stephen Hill on ABC Illawarra radio with Nick Reingberger

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Is Emptiness the end of meaning or the beginning of boundless creativity?

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